Forms
All Forfeiture and Impoundment Forms
The forms you will need to use depend upon the reason the property was seized and where you would like to file. If the value of your seized property is $20,000 or less, you can choose to bring the claim in either Conciliation Court or District Court. However, if your property is worth more than $20,000, the claim must be brought in District Court. The packet of forms will include all the forms you need to complete as well as instructions. Be sure to read the instructions carefully.
Property Seized Due to a Controlled Substances (Drug) Offense:
- If the total value of all the property seized is $20,000 or less, you can choose whether to start your case in Conciliation Court (also known as small claims court) or in District Court.
- For Conciliation Court, you will use the Judicial Review of Property or Vehicle Seized in Drug Arrest (Conciliation Court) packet.
- For District Court, you will use the Judicial Review of Property or Vehicle Seized in Drug Arrest (District Court) packet.
- If the total value of all the property seized is more than $20,000, you must start your case in District Court. You will use the Judicial Review of Property or Vehicle Seized in Drug Arrest (District Court) packet.
Motor Vehicle Seized Due to an Alcohol-Related Offense:
- If the value of the motor vehicle is $20,000 or less, you can choose whether to start your case in Conciliation Court or in District Court.
- For Conciliation Court, you will use the Judicial Review of Motor Vehicle Forfeiture for Alcohol Related Offense (Conciliation Court) packet.
- For District Court, you will use the Judicial Review of Motor Vehicle Forfeiture for Alcohol Related Offense (District Court) packet.
- If the value of the motor vehicle is more than $20,000, you must start your case in District Court. You will use the Judicial Review of Motor Vehicle Forfeiture for Alcohol Related Offense (District Court) packet.
Impoundment Forms:
You will use the Petition for Review of Administrative Impoundment Order (Approval of Issuance of Special Plates After Judicial Impoundment Order and Approval of Transfer of Vehicle after Judicial Impoundment Order) form to ask the court:- To review an administrative order from the Department of Public Safety impounding your license plates and to return the plates to you;
- To allow issuance of special plates after a judicial impoundment order; or
- If you can transfer title to a vehicle that has impounded plates.